Limited travel assistance to students, post-docs and junior faculty for
defraying some of the costs of presenting a paper in the conference will
be available.

There are three types of grants available (NSF, Corporate Patrons and
IEEE Communications Society). The table below summarizes the type of grant
that you may be eligible for. Details on the individual grants are
available immediately after the table. Students applying for an NSF grant
will be automatically considered for a Corporate Patrons grant, since the
application procedure is the same for both.

These grants are funded by the NSF,
awarded by an Infocom Committee and administered by the IEEE. They are
available to Ph.D. students, postdocs and junior faculty at U.S.
post-secondary institutions to defray travel costs for attending the
conference. The majority of the NSF-funded awards will be given to
students. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Applications are accepted from all U.S.-based students, including those on
student visas (J-1 or F-1).

The application process will be
carried out electronically. Applications differ slightly for faculty and
postdocs than for students.

The application for a student
should contain:

A resume.

A cover letter, which should indicate how she/he would benefit from
attending Infocom, which areas in the Infocom program would impact the
student's research, and a brief summary of research interests and
accomplishments.

A letter from the student's advisor and information stating the
student's citizenship or visa status.

The student's advisor should submit a letter of recommendation,
confirming that the student is a Ph.D. candidate in good standing and
commenting on the strengths and potential contributions of the
student. The letter should also indicate how the student would benefit
from attending Infocom and the suitability of Infocom's technical
program to the student's research area.

An application for a postdoc
or junior faculty travel award should
include:

A resume.

A cover letter summarizing research interests and publications, and
a description of alternate funding sources. The letter should also
explain how the Infocom program relates to the applicant's research
interests and the unavailability of alternate funding sources.

The deadline
for applying for the NSF grant is January
15, 2003. Applicants will be notified with a decision by
February 14, 2003, and will have to make a decision whether or not to
accept the grant by TBD.

These grants have been made possible
by our corporate patrons and awarded by an Infocom Committee. They are
available to graduate students (US or foreign based) to defray travel
costs for attending the conference. Women and minority candidates are
encouraged to apply.

The application process will be carried out electronically. The
application should contain:

A resume.

A cover letter, which should indicate how she/he would benefit from
attending Infocom, which areas in the Infocom program would impact the
student's research, and a brief summary of research interests and
accomplishments.

A letter from the student's advisor and information stating the
student's citizenship or visa status.

The student's advisor should submit a letter of recommendation,
confirming that the student is a Ph.D. candidate in good standing and
commenting on the strengths and potential contributions of the
student. The letter should also indicate how the student would benefit
from attending Infocom and the suitability of Infocom's technical
program to the student's research area.

The deadline
for applying for the Corporate Patrons Grants grant is January
15, 2003. Applicants will be notified with a decision by
February 14, 2003, and will have to make a decision whether or not to
accept the grant by TBD.

You may qualify for a Student Travel
Grant or a Professional Travel Grant to defray some of your costs for
attending Infocom 2003.

The IEEE Communications Society will
award a limited number of Student Travel Grants to full-time students who
represent their accepted papers at Infocom 2003. Recipients of the grants
must reside in a Major Region other than the one in which the conference
is held (Infocom 2003 is held in North America Region which consists of
United States and Canada).

The deadline
for applying for the IEEE Communications Society Grant is January
15, 2003. Applicants will be notified with a decision by
February 14, 2003, and will have to make a decision whether or not to
accept the grant by TBD.